College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Graduate Catalog

227 develop their professional practices. Offered summer. MACS 6110 – Public Policy and Strategic Planning This course focuses on the theories and the analysis of public policy including the design, implementation and evaluation of legislation on the local, state, national and international levels. It includes current policy issue analysis emphasis with an emphasis on the role of public policy and strategic planning. MACS 6120 – Culture and Conflict: Cross- Cultural Perspectives This course examines the nature and meaning of conflict, conflict management techniques, and the assessment of conflict situations from a cross-cultural perspective. Explores various models for training third parties to function effectively in handling disputes where cultural differences are a significant factor. Also addresses various theoretical and practical implications of indigenous conflict management techniques and beliefs found in different cultural settings. Offered Fall. MACS 6130 - Practicum I: Supervised Field Experience This course is a field research project that incorporates classroom knowledge and real-world settings. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply theory to practice and analyze situations utilizing knowledge from previous course work. Offered Fall and Summer terms. MACS 6140 – Facilitation Theory & Practice This course develops students' skills in working with groups. It incorporates theories and models of group dynamics, facilitation, and group development, as well as workshop development and delivery. This course uses a practice-based approach, including role plays and workshop presentations. Prerequisites: MACS 5040. Offered all terms (fall and winter – on-line; summer on campus) MACS 6160 - Practicum II: Supervised Field Experience This course is a field research project that incorporates classroom knowledge and real-world settings. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply theory to practice and analyze situations utilizing knowledge from previous course work. This is a continuation of MACS 6130. Prerequisites: MACS 6130. Offered Fall and Winter terms. MACS 6170 – Violence Prevention & Intervention This course examines various theories of human aggression and violence, exploring their underlying assumptions about human nature and the causes of violence. Also included is an introduction to a range of violence intervention and prevention approaches developed for use at the interpersonal, intergroup, and societal level. Offered Fall. MACS 6299 – Foundations of Qualitative Research This course introduces students to the epistemological, theoretical, methodological, and procedural foundations of qualitative research. Students will learn common factors qualitative approaches to inquiry share as well as learning the specifics of the major qualitative research methodologies such as generic qualitative description, grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, narrative analysis, and discourse analysis. Students will also be introduced to the variety of professional settings in which qualitative research is utilized including academia, business and organizations, international development, and private consultation. Offered Fall. MACS 6300 – Master’s Thesis Focuses on the development and writing of the master's thesis. When approved, students register for three credits per term for first two terms. Additional registration will be required until completion of thesis – see program office for details. Prerequisites: approval of the program director and thesis committee. MACS 6301 – Qualitative Data Collection The course provides students an opportunity to learn the basics of qualitative research design with a focus on qualitative data generation, collection, and preparation. Students will learn how to select appropriate research sites, gain access to data sources, design and manage sampling strategies, conduct individual and group interviews, carry out field observations, collect documents, transcribe, and compose field notes. Students will also learn quality control measures such as maintaining research journals and diaries. Offered Winter. MACS 6302 – Qualitative Data Analysis I This course covers best practices in generic qualitative, ethnographic, and grounded theory analysis. Students will learn how to conduct within-case and across case analysis, coding and conceptualization, transforming data, and report writing. Students will also learn quality control measures such as constant comparison, member checking, peer debriefing, and conducting audit trails. Offered Fall. MACS 6303 – Qualitative Data Analysis II This course covers best practices in phenomenology, narrative inquiry, and discursive analysis. Students will learn how to conduct thematic analyses, phenomenological reduction, creative synthesis, microanalysis, and report writing. Students will also learn quality control measures such as bracketing, epoché, and verisimilitude. Offered Winter. MACS 6304 – Appraising Qualitative Research This course covers the appraisal and review of products emanating from qualitative research including papers, articles, posters, grant proposals, books, book prospectus, dissertations, theses, and systematic reviews. Students will learn how to assess the quality of qualitative research products, construct and use criterion-based rubrics, and